The moment those words fell, the entire underground space plunged into an eerie silence.
The howling of dogs and the faint hum of magic formations on the walls were amplified infinitely by the distant, heavy breaths of hell hounds and the crunching of chimera gnawing on bones, making them unusually clear.
Su Nian didn’t dare look him in the eyes.
She kept her head hung low, her golden hair cascading like a waterfall, covering most of her face—but not the burning red that spread across her cheeks and ears.
Her heart pounded so fast it felt like it would leap out of her throat.
Her breathing was so rapid her chest hurt, every inhale carrying a searing heat.
The hands hidden at her sides were clenched into tight fists beneath her sleeves.
She’d finally said it.
She had actually spoken aloud those deepest, most shameful desires that she wouldn’t even dare to think about in her dreams—everything from the very core of her being.
“Ding! Host has completed “Forbidden Confession.” Extreme shame yields a massive reward: 3,000,000 Humiliation Value!”
“Ding! Host’s current total Humiliation Value: 86,150,000”
“Remaining to reach 100,000,000 target: 13,950,000”
‘Three million!’
Su Nian’s eyes widened instantly.
She hadn’t expected…
To actually get three million in one go!
Less than thirteen million more, and she would become a goddess!
On Chu Tian’s side, there was no immediate response.
He just watched her quietly, his unfathomably deep black eyes reflecting her current state—messy, on the verge of collapse from shame.
In his gaze, there was no mockery as she’d anticipated, no savage delight, but rather… a flicker of complex emotion she couldn’t decipher.
This silence was more agonizing than any direct answer.
Every second of stillness cut like an invisible carving knife into her already fragile self-esteem.
Finally, just as she was about to be completely drowned by this suffocating humiliation, Chu Tian moved.
He raised his hand, and his slender fingers brushed gently over her tense cheek.
The temperature of his fingertips carried a slight coolness, making her tremble uncontrollably.
“So…” His voice was very soft, carrying a barely perceptible sigh, as if talking to himself.
“I’m the one who made you… like this?”
-Boom
Those words exploded like a thunderclap in Su Nian’s mind.
She jerked her head up, tears pooling in her sky-blue eyes, staring at him in shock.
‘What… what did he mean? Was he blaming himself?’
The moment that thought surfaced, the string that had been stretched to its breaking point inside Su Nian snapped completely.
All her disguises, all her calculations, all her strength—crumbled to dust in that instant.
“Wah… wahhh…”
She couldn’t hold it in anymore.
She covered her face and let out suppressed sobs, carrying endless wronged resentment.
Tears gushed from between her fingers, scorching hot.
“It’s all your fault! Master is the one to blame!!”
Her eyes reddened, her voice hoarse as she accused him, like a small beast forced into a corner, baring its soft belly.
“You’re the one… who bullied me to this state… that made me… have these strange thoughts… I don’t… want it either… I don’t want to become like this… wahhh…”
“I don’t want it either… I don’t want to become like this… wahhh…”
She cried incoherently, her body trembling with violent sobs.
Half of this was an act, to make her behavior more plausible, but the other half was her truest confusion and shame.
She really was becoming a stranger to herself, all because of this bad man.
Chu Tian watched her weep like rain drenching pear blossoms, his eyes growing deeper, profoundly shaken.
So this was it—his training over this period had really pushed this proud little wildcat to this extreme.
It had cracked her resilient heart with twisted fractures, even making her start to crave even more extreme conquest to fill the void.
This was all his fault…
But.
Deep in Chu Tian’s heart, a darker flame mixed with possessiveness and excitement was completely ignited by her tearful “forbidden confession.”
Since she herself had made such a request…
Then he would grant it.
“Stop crying.” Chu Tian reached out, using his thumb to roughly yet gently wipe away the tears on her cheeks, his movements carrying an irresistible force.
He lowered his head, bringing his mouth close to her ear, his voice dropping to an extremely low pitch, like a demon’s whisper, full of seduction.
“Since this is what you want…”
“Then, as you wish.”
Su Nian’s sobbing stopped abruptly.
She lifted her tear-blurred eyes and met his black eyes burning with dark flames.
Her voice, thick with crying, sounded especially soft and pitiful.
“Hurry… please… Master…” Her voice trembled; she was too ashamed to finish the rest.
But Chu Tian already understood.
The corner of his mouth curved into a meaningful smile, and he lifted her horizontally.
Su Nian’s consciousness was a chaotic blank.
Her body was cradled in a pair of strong arms, rising and falling with the man’s steady footsteps.
Her nostrils were filled with his unique, invasive scent—a mix of coldness and faint blood.
She buried her face in his chest, her scalding tears soaking the fabric of his shirt.
Every word she had spoken in the underground prison just now was like a red-hot branding iron, repeatedly searing her remaining reason and dignity.
Shame, regret, and even a twisted longing she dared not probe into—all tangled into a messy knot.
She was finished.
Completely finished.
This thought washed over her brain again and again.
Chu Tian’s footsteps echoed through the empty castle corridors, finally stopping before a never-before-seen circular archway made of dark ironwood.
He didn’t use his hands; with a gentle push of his body, the heavy door slid inward silently.
The scene behind the door made Su Nian’s chaotic heart skip a beat.
This was the highest point of the castle—a circular bedroom never opened to the public.
On the towering dome above, intricate murals of star trails and magic formations were painted; faint blue starlight flowed slowly, as if the entire night sky had been trapped within.
The floor was covered in thick, snow-white long-pile carpet that could swallow one’s ankles, silent to the touch, luxurious to the extreme.
But in the very center of this temple-like, tranquil and beautiful space, there stood a massive iron cage, jarringly out of place.
The cage was forged entirely from cold black metal.
Each bar was as thick as an adult man’s arm, their surface gleaming with a suppressed metallic luster, exuding an aura of confinement, violence, and unyielding oppression.
It looked like a steel beast lurking in the heart of a sanctuary—one glance made the heart tighten and breathing difficult.
This thing clashed with everything around it.
Chu Tian carried her, step by step, to the cage.
Su Nian’s gaze passed through the thick bars, taking in the interior of the cage, and her breathing fell apart completely.
In stark contrast to its cold, brutal exterior, the inside was arranged to be incredibly soft and cute.
Thick pink velvet cushions covered the entire floor.
In the corners were several adorably shaped rabbit and cat throw pillows.
Hanging from the top of the cage was even a small wind chime carved from moonlight stone, emitting a dreamy, soft halo.
This wasn’t a cage.
This was clearly a lavish, absurd, and contradictory bed fit for a maiden.
Cute.
Sweet.
And the ultimate irony.
This could destroy a person’s will even more than an empty, cold prison.
It reminded the prisoner in a nearly cruel way: You are not a criminal—you are just a pet kept by the master…
Su Nian was gently set down on the white carpet before the cage.
Chu Tian took from a velvet-lined ebony box the thing she knew all too well… the Lover’s Prison Collar.
Mysterious black metal, shimmering with a seductive and dangerous glint.
“Put it on yourself.”
The man’s low voice rang out, devoid of warmth, but carrying a command not to be questioned.
Su Nian’s body shook violently.
The heat that had just faded from her cheeks blazed back with even greater intensity.
She extended her trembling hands, picked it up… and slowly, latched it around her own slender, pale neck.
Like a shackle of fate, locking her in for good.
“Click.”
A soft sound.
The corner of Chu Tian’s mouth curled into a satisfied arc.
Two more words.
“Get in.”
Simple, direct, and carrying an unparalleled power of humiliation.
Su Nian bit her lower lip hard, a rusty taste of blood spreading in her mouth.
She lowered her proud head in disgrace, her knees going weak, and she knelt on the soft white carpet.
Her palms pressed into the carpet, feeling the long pile slide between her fingers.
Then, like a completely tamed cat, she abandoned all dignity, using both hands and feet to crawl, inch by inch, into that sweet yet absurd iron cage.
The cold metal bars against the soft, luxurious carpet created a stark contrast of sensations.
She knelt on the pink velvet cushion.
The cage door closed behind her with a “clang”, the sound of the lock engaging heavy and decisive.
She lifted her head.
Through the rows of cold, black bars, she looked up at the tall man outside the cage, the one who controlled everything about her.
He stood there—free.
She knelt here—imprisoned.
“Ding! Host has completed the hidden achievement ‘Pet in a Cage.’ Extreme contrast and humiliation yield a massive reward: 2,000,000 Humiliation Value!”
“Ding! Annoyance Value +2,000,000!”
‘Two million!’
Su Nian’s pupils contracted sharply.
She almost couldn’t believe the numbers on the system panel.
This sudden huge reward struck like a thunderbolt in her already numb mind.
But in the next second, the system’s cold notification sounded again, shattering the faint glee that had just risen.
“Ding! Special mission triggered: Overnight in the Cage.”
“Mission Requirement: Spend one night inside the iron cage.”
“Mission Reward: 500,000 Humiliation Value.”
At the same time.
“Ding! Annoyance Value +2,000,000!”
Chu Tian was also pleasantly surprised by this large amount of Annoyance Value.
Eh?
Lately, Su Nian kept having these strange thoughts and requests…
Could it be… because she knew he could grow stronger by absorbing negative emotions?
Was she enduring shame and humiliation on purpose, just for him?
Su Nian… really was deeply in love with him!
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